Origin: in Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, by KW. Kiddle. Introd. in 1988. USPP 6955; 1 Aug. 1989; assigned to Stark Bros. Nurseries, Louisiana, Mo. Limb mutation of Royal™, which is a mutation of Kidd’s D-8 Gala TM. Discovered in 1985 as a single mutated spur. Tree: Fruit: solid cherry red color over the entire surface with frequent, indistinct darker red overstripes. Color develops earlier than Tenroy Gala™. Galaxy is the same as Gala™ in the following characteristics: tree vigor, blossom period, crop yield, disease resistance, and fruit shape, size, and taste.
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